Software Engineer - Research Data Platform (Fully Remote)

Bioptimus; United States; Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity package

Job summary

Bioptimus is building the first universal AI foundation model for biology to fuel breakthroughs in biomedicine. The team seeks a mid-level to senior contributor to architect scalable data systems and APIs, collaborating with researchers and engineers in a mission-driven environment.

Ideal candidates bring production-grade Python skills and experience with PostgreSQL, SQLAlchemy, and FastAPI. The role rewards with a competitive salary, equity, and flexible work arrangements.

Qualifications

• Production-level Python expertise and clean code practices.
• Experience with PostgreSQL, SQLAlchemy, FastAPI.
• User-centric mindset treating data infrastructure as a product.

Responsibilities

• Architect and build for performance with robust, scalable data schemas and storage.
• Optimize storage formats and database queries for high-performance AI workloads.
• Design clean APIs and drive projects end-to-end with researchers and engineers.

Skills

Python

PostgreSQL

SQLAlchemy

FastAPI

Job description

• A data-centric mission to bridge complex biological data with cutting-edge AI.
• Mid-level to senior individual contributor role collaborating with a multidisciplinary team.

What You Will Be Doing:

• Architect and build for performance with robust, scalable data schemas and storage.
• Optimize storage formats and database queries for high-performance AI workloads.
• Design clean APIs and drive projects end-to-end with researchers and engineers.

What You Will Bring:

• Deep production-level Python expertise and clean code principles.
• Experience with PostgreSQL, SQLAlchemy, FastAPI, and modern data tools.
• A user-centric mindset that treats data infrastructure as a product.

Why This Is a Unique Opportunity:

• Collaborative, mission-driven environment at the forefront of biology and AI.
• Competitive salary and equity package with flexible work arrangements.

Bioptimus

Bioptimus is building the first universal AI foundation model for biology to fuel breakthrough discoveries in biomedicine. With over $75M in funding and a world-class team of scientists and engineers, the fast-growing Paris-based startup is redefining the frontiers of AI and life sciences.